Russia Parades War-‘Bots for the First Time
On April 18, 2018, Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the year’s military parade in Moscow, commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, will feature new and advanced weaponry. He noted that for the first... Read more
Are Purported ‘Sonic Attacks’ at Embassies in Havana an Elaborate Intelligence Operation?
The Canadian government pulled families of diplomats from its embassy in Cuba on April... Read more
U.S. Marines Want a Do-It-All Drone
The U.S. Marine Corps in early March 2018 asked the defense industry to provide... Read more
Russian ‘Terminators’ Roll Out for Victory Day Rehearsals
Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9, commemorating the victory over Nazi Germany, is... Read more
The Mysterious Last Battle of Soviet Tank General Alexander Lizyukov
On Sept. 17, 1942, Gen. Mikhail Katukov was sitting in a meeting with other... Read more
Germany’s military is a case study in an armed force in need of new equipment. The problems cut across...
Argentina Produced a Falklands War Cartoon
This story originally appeared on Jan. 25, 2015. Zamba is a mischievous scamp on the state-run Argentine T.V. channel...
In the 1940s, the U.S. Navy Launched Planes From Trapezes
This story originally appeared on Jan. 25, 2015. Today’s small drones launch off catapults and land in big nets....
A Gigantic T-35 Tank Rolls Out of a Factory, 80 Years After Production Ended
In April 2018, a very large and interesting machine rolled out of a military museum in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, a...
‘The Beast’ Is the Best Tank Movie You’ve Never Seen
This story originally appeared on Nov. 21, 2014. The Beast should be a terrible movie. It’s a film about...
We Love the Pentagon’s ‘Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure’
This story originally appeared on Nov. 18, 2014. Ethically, it’s been a rough few years for the military. In...
Russia Parades War-‘Bots for the First Time
On April 18, 2018, Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the year’s military parade in Moscow, commemorating the...
This Chinese Future Weapon Is Absurd
To hear Chinese state media tell it, the soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army will go into battle in...
Lecciones sobre carros de combate aprendidas por Irak durante la Guerra contra el Estado Islámico
Tras su éxito contra el Estado Islámico (ISIS) en el campo de batalla, Irak está estudiando las futuras necesidades...
‘The Lost Fleet: Corsair’ Is ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Meets ‘Captain America’
War Is Boring got a sneak peek at a new graphic novel from best-selling military science fiction writer Jack...
The Nuclear-War Tank Came at Exactly the Wrong Time
This story originally appeared on Oct. 9, 2016. In a war that never happened, formations of heavy and rather...
Colombian Mobsters Linked to a Rebel Named ‘Rambo’ Come Under Pressure
This article originally appeared at InSight Crime. Members of the ex-FARC mafia along the Colombia-Ecuador border are under heightened...
A Missile’s Combat Debut Allowed U.S. Bombers to Stay Away From Syrian Air Defenses
Lockheed Martin’s stealthy new AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range — JASSM-ER — made its debut on the raid...
The Nazis Exploited Sherman’s March to the Sea
This story originally appeared on June 30, 2016. In the months before the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, the...
Are Purported ‘Sonic Attacks’ at Embassies in Havana an Elaborate Intelligence Operation?
The Canadian government pulled families of diplomats from its embassy in Cuba on April 16, 2018 after 10 Canadians...
